Employment and Training Contract Specialist

About the role

As an Employment and Training Contract Specialist, you hold responsibility for coordinating all activities involved with developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating employment and training programs. You will provide technical assistance in the awarding of funds to contractors as well as negotiate contracts and provide assistance to contractors in contract implementation and ongoing maintenance.

You will also frequently engage with the division's Fiscal and MIS teams to determine payments to contractors which includes approving or disallowing payment, identifying problems, and recommending corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates and develops cost reimbursement and performance contracts with outside contractors and the Division of Employment and Training;
• Acts as technical advisor to subcontractors during contract period: identifies managerial and operational problems; develops corrective action plans; provides interpretation of laws, guidelines, and policies;
• Makes individual and/or group oral and written presentations to special interest groups; participates on related committees and task forces;
• Performs special projects individually or as part of a work group such as: conversion of the unit's manual system to an automated system, development of new policies, procedures and forms, and development of EEO compliance guidelines.

Requirements

• Six months experience in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating employment and training programs;
• Six months experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures;
• Six months experience in contract management and control which includes ensuring compliance with terms of contracts; negotiating changes to existing contracts;
• Six months experience in interpreting employment and training program laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.

Qualifications

The State of Delaware recognizes the value of telework and flexible working schedules. This position is eligible for Telework according to the State of Delaware's Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. More information will be shared at the time of interview.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/.

Pay

Yearly: $50,119.80/Min

Schedule

Shift Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm